Cluden vs Oonoonba

Oonoonba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 48 in Cluden. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Cluden, the large majority of households own their home. In Oonoonba, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Cluden: a median of $758,000, against $597,000 in Oonoonba, though rent is higher in Oonoonba. On these figures, Cluden tends to suit older residents, while Oonoonba suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Cluden

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 37%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Oonoonba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($597,000 vs $757,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cluden has cheaper rent ($283/wk vs $320/wk)
  • Oonoonba has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 22%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cluden sits closer to the CBD (1344.9 km vs 1347 km)
  • Oonoonba is more walkable (45/100 vs 13/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cluden has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 11%)
  • Oonoonba is more walkable (45/100 vs 13/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Oonoonba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.4% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cluden and Oonoonba drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cluden Oonoonba
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cluden Oonoonba
Walkability 13 / 45
Cluden — Walkability: 13/100 Oonoonba — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 8 / 14
Cluden — Safety: 8/100 Oonoonba — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cluden — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oonoonba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Oonoonba has more residents (2,050 vs 413); Cluden skews older (48 vs 31).

Cluden Oonoonba
Population 413 2,050
+396% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +22.4%
Median age 48 31
Median household income $76,960/yr $78,520/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $283/wk $320/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cluden Oonoonba
0-4 1.9% / 4.9%
Cluden — 0-4: 1.9% Oonoonba — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.4% / 8.8%
Cluden — 5-14: 11.4% Oonoonba — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 4.6% / 5.7%
Cluden — 15-19: 4.6% Oonoonba — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.8% / 14.7%
Cluden — 20-24: 4.8% Oonoonba — 20-24: 14.7%
25-34 10.9% / 22.1%
Cluden — 25-34: 10.9% Oonoonba — 25-34: 22.1%
35-44 8.5% / 12.8%
Cluden — 35-44: 8.5% Oonoonba — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 17.4% / 9.9%
Cluden — 45-54: 17.4% Oonoonba — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 18.2% / 10.2%
Cluden — 55-64: 18.2% Oonoonba — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 12.8% / 6.5%
Cluden — 65-74: 12.8% Oonoonba — 65-74: 6.5%
75-84 6.8% / 3.6%
Cluden — 75-84: 6.8% Oonoonba — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.0% / 1.1%
Cluden — 85+: 1.0% Oonoonba — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cluden 41.8% lone person
Cluden — Lone Person: 41.8% Cluden — Couple Families: 32.7% Cluden — One Parent Families: 18.2% Cluden — Group Household: 4.5% Cluden — Other Families: 2.7%
Oonoonba 51.3% lone person
Oonoonba — Lone Person: 51.3% Oonoonba — Couple Families: 20.2% Oonoonba — One Parent Families: 16.5% Oonoonba — Group Household: 9.6% Oonoonba — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cluden 22.3% renting
Cluden — Owned Outright: 34.9% Cluden — Mortgage: 42.9% Cluden — Renting: 22.3%
Oonoonba 52.6% renting
Oonoonba — Owned Outright: 17.2% Oonoonba — Mortgage: 30.2% Oonoonba — Renting: 52.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cluden Oonoonba
England 2.7% / 2.1%
Cluden — England: 2.7% Oonoonba — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 2.0%
Cluden — New Zealand: 0.7% Oonoonba — New Zealand: 2.0%
Philippines — / 1.2%
Cluden — Philippines: not among its largest Oonoonba — Philippines: 1.2%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Cluden — South Africa: not among its largest Oonoonba — South Africa: 0.8%
India — / 0.3%
Cluden — India: not among its largest Oonoonba — India: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cluden Oonoonba
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 18.1%
Cluden — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Oonoonba — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 12.1%
Cluden — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Oonoonba — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 5.6%
Cluden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Oonoonba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 2.7%
Cluden — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Oonoonba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.7%
Cluden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Oonoonba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cluden 81.5% houses
Cluden — Houses: 81.5% Cluden — Townhouses: 0.0% Cluden — Flats / Apartments: 18.5%
Oonoonba 73.3% houses
Oonoonba — Houses: 73.3% Oonoonba — Townhouses: 23.3% Oonoonba — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cluden Oonoonba
Median house price $757,500 $597,000
Median unit price — $282,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 3 sales
 20 days
from 15 sales

Development activity

Cluden Oonoonba
New dwellings approved 1,096
across Townsville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cluden Oonoonba
Houses — 4.5%
$565/wk on $649K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cluden Oonoonba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of QLD

Liveability

Oonoonba is more walkable (45 vs 13).

Cluden Oonoonba
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cluden Oonoonba
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 High
86/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Cluden Oonoonba
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 5.9 km
 1
James Cook University - Townsville, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.9% 3.1%

Schools in Cluden

  • Yallorin Yimba Silver Lining School Independent · Secondary

Schools in Oonoonba

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Cluden Oonoonba
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Oonoonba sits further from the CBD (1347 km vs 1344.9 km).

Cluden Oonoonba
Walkability score 13/100 45/100
Distance to Brisbane 1344.9 km 1347 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 916 min 917 min
Public transport score 29/100
Bus
 31/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4811
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 4811
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cluden Oonoonba
Car (driver) 87.2% / 87.9%
Cluden — Car (driver): 87.2% Oonoonba — Car (driver): 87.9%
Worked from Home 5.6% / 4.6%
Cluden — Worked from Home: 5.6% Oonoonba — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 5.5%
Cluden — Car (passenger): 4.6% Oonoonba — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 2.6% / 1.0%
Cluden — Walked Only: 2.6% Oonoonba — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bicycle — / 0.7%
Cluden — Bicycle: not among its largest Oonoonba — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.9%).

Setting

Cluden Oonoonba
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 3.1 km
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Cluden Oonoonba
Connectivity score 50/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
169 premises
 69%
1,144 premises

Climate

Cluden Oonoonba
Annual rainfall 1,304 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 15.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cluden Oonoonba
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cluden Oonoonba
Average residential rate $1,810/yr
same for both
Council Townsville
same for both

Federal electorate

Cluden Oonoonba
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cluden Oonoonba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cluden

River

Oonoonba

Affordable Quiet Students Townhouses

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